Written Answers Friday 24 October 2008

Scottish Executive

Education

Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many primary schools did not have a permanent head teacher in post at the start of the 2008-09 school year, broken down by local authority.

Maureen Watt: The employment of teachers and the form of contract under which they are employed are matters for local authorities. The teacher census identifies schools without permanent head teachers. The information from the September 2008 census is due to be available in March 2009.

Education

Bill Butler (Glasgow Anniesland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many secondary schools did not have a permanent head teacher in post at the start of the 2008-09 school year, broken down by local authority.

Maureen Watt: The employment of teachers and the form of contract under which they are employed are matters for local authorities. The teacher census identifies schools without permanent head teachers. The information from the September 2008 census is due to be available in March 2009.

Renewable Energy

Cathy Jamieson (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive , further to the answer to question S3W-10723 by Jim Mather on 14 March 2008, in which he restated that the determination on the proposed Kyle wind farm application would be made shortly, when he now expects to make the decision.

Jim Mather: Scottish ministers have today (24 October 2008) refused to consent the Kyle wind farm application as the development would impact on the air safety at Glasgow Prestwick International Airport and also has unacceptable visual impacts on the landscape of the surrounding area.

Sex Offenders

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive how many prisoners served sentences for sex offences in each of the last five years, broken down by prison.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  The following table details the number of prisoners liberated from Scottish prisons over the last five years where the main custodial sentence was for crimes of indecency, broken down by prison:

  

 Establishment
 Year of Release


 2003-04
 2004-05
 2005-06
 2006-07
 2007-08


 Barlinnie
 39
 42
 65
 56
 56


 Aberdeen
 7
 5
 8
 10
 10


 Cornton Vale
 .
 .
 .
 1
 2


 Dumfries
 3
 2
 7
 7
 8


 Edinburgh
 27
 35
 50
 41
 37


 Glenochil Prison
 .
 .
 .
 .
 1


 Greenock
 7
 7
 5
 3
 1


 Inverness
 9
 7
 8
 11
 7


 Noranside
 2
 .
 1
 .
 .


 Perth
 12
 12
 10
 13
 13


 Peterhead
 14
 19
 5
 1
 1


 Polmont
 10
 11
 12
 8
 11


 Kilmarnock
 7
 7
 4
 9
 3


 Total
 137
 147
 175
 160
 150

Sex Offenders

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of sex offenders in prisons attended the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in each of the last five years, broken down by prison.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  The information requested is detailed in the following table:

  

 
 2004
 2005
 2006


 Pop
 Programme
 %
 Pop
 Programme
 %
 Pop
 Programme
 %


 Barlinnie
 70
 6
 8%
 71
 0
 0%
 91
 13
 14%


 Aberdeen
 5
 0
 0%
 5
 0
 0%
 7
 0
 0%


 Castle Huntly
 2
 0
 0%
 1
 0
 0%
 1
 0
 0%


 Cornton Vale
 3
 0
 0%
 0
 0
 0%
 1
 0
 0%


 Dumfries
 4
 0
 0%
 66
 0
 0%
 88
 0
 0%


 Edinburgh
 74
 0
 0%
 62
 11
 18%
 78
 14
 18%


 Glenochil
 6
 0
 0%
 4
 0
 0%
 7
 0
 0%


 Greenock
 8
 0
 0%
 18
 0
 0%
 6
 0
 0%


 Inverness
 10
 0
 0%
 11
 0
 0%
 5
 0
 0%


 Low Moss
 0
 0
 0%
 2
 0
 0%
 2
 0
 0%


 Noranside/Open Estate
 7
 0
 0%
 6
 0
 0%
 4
 0
 0%


 Perth
 34
 0
 0%
 14
 0
 0%
 15
 0
 0%


 Peterhead
 283
 14
 5%
 276
 42
 15%
 287
 42
 15%


 Polmont
 34
 6
 18%
 31
 7
 23%
 49
 7
 14%


 Shotts
 9
 0
 0%
 4
 0
 0%
 5
 0
 0%


 Kilmarnock
 16
 0
 0%
 11
 0
 0%
 14
 0
 0%


 SPS Total:
 565
 26
 5%
 582
 60
 10%
 660
 76
 12%



  

 
 2007
 2008


 Pop
 Programme
 %
 Pop
 Programme
 %


 Barlinnie
 107
 14
 13%
 112
 14
 13%


 Aberdeen
 8
 0
 0%
 13
 0
 0%


 Castle Huntly
 1
 0
 0%
 1
 0
 0%


 Cornton Vale
 2
 0
 0%
 0
 0
 0%


 Dumfries
 85
 0
 0%
 71
 0
 0%


 Edinburgh
 92
 17
 18%
 81
 15
 19%


 Glenochil
 1
 0
 0%
 0
 0
 0%


 Greenock
 7
 0
 0%
 8
 0
 0%


 Inverness
 4
 0
 0%
 7
 0
 0%


 Low Moss
 0
 0
 0%
 0
 0
 0%


 Noranside/Open Estate
 2
 0
 0%
 3
 0
 0%


 Perth
 23
 0
 0%
 29
 0
 0%


 Peterhead
 287
 38
 13%
 288
 52
 18%


 Polmont
 51
 8
 16%
 39
 12
 31%


 Shotts
 10
 0
 0%
 11
 0
 0%


 Kilmarnock
 24
 0
 0%
 11
 0
 0%


 SPS Total:
 704
 77
 11%
 674
 93
 14%

Sex Offenders

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive in which (a) prisons and (b) young offenders’ institutions the Sex Offender Treatment Programme was run in each of the last five years.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  Sex Offender Treatment Programmes (SOTP) have been delivered in (a) HM Prisons Peterhead, Barlinnie and Edinburgh and (b) HM YOI Polmont in each of the last five years.

Sex Offenders

Richard Baker (North East Scotland) (Lab): To ask the Scottish Executive what the re-offending rate was of sex offenders who (a) attended and (b) did not attend the Sex Offender Treatment Programme in each of the last five years.

Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Mike Ewart, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to respond. His response is as follows:

  This information is not currently available.

Correction

The reply to question S3W-15516 which was originally answered on 3 September 2008, has been corrected: see page 4430 or http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/business/pqa/wa-08/wa1022.